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Revision as of 17:57, 25 May 2025

The 2025 FOCAL season is the eighth and current season of FOCAL tournaments. It is the first season under the chairmanship of George Armstrong, who took over the role from Darren Godfrey at the end of 2024.

Events

The 2025 season has seen a noticeable increase in the number of tournaments as a result of additional multi-event weekends and shorter breaks between some (two weeks as opposed to the conventional three or four).

As ever, the season kicked off in Lincoln on the last weekend of January. However, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, COLIN was a triple-header this time around, with a Friday night "predrinks" tournament preceding the main event on the Saturday; the "hangover" counterpart then followed this as normal. The February slot was occupied by Liverpool, returning for its third instalment. March oversaw three tournaments altogether: one in Oxford, then a double-header in Rugby three weeks later. April included London, followed by Sligo at the end of the month. Sheffield retained the slot for the second weekend of May, followed by two debuting locations on the co-event circuit: Tunbridge Wells at the end of May, and Stockport in June. The second Durham tournament will be held at the beginning of July, and for the fourth successive year, Birmingham will run in early August. Reading will return at the end of August; likewise, Blackpool will go ahead on the second weekend of September. October will oversee Dublin on the first weekend, and Edinburgh two weeks later. The final preliminary event of the season, occupying the early November slot, will be the debuting town of Hemel Hempstead.

Locations absent from this season will be Glasgow and Braintree, with Glasgow being replaced by Edinburgh, and Braintree by Hemel Hempstead. The season finals event will be moved to a different location, having taken place in Milton Keynes for the past three years.

Round Event Location Country Date Entrants Winner
1 COLIN XX: The Predrinks Lincoln England 24 January 36 Callum Todd
2 COLIN XX 25 January 42 Tom Cappleman
3 COLIN XX: The Hangover 26 January 37 Dylan Taylor
4 Co:Liverpool 2025 Liverpool 15 February 27
5 Co:Oxford 2025 Oxford 1 March 36 Tom Cappleman
6 Co:Rugby 2025: Warm-up Rugby 21 March 16 Dylan Taylor
7 Co:Rugby 2025 22 March 35
8 Co:London 2025 London 12 April 50 Tom Carey
9 Co:Mon 2025 Sligo Ireland 26 April 22 Hazel Drury
10 Co:Sheffield 2025 Sheffield England 10 May 37 Dylan Taylor
11 Co:TW 2025 Tunbridge Wells 24 May 25 MSR
12 Co:Stockport 2025 Stockport 14 June TBC TBC
13 Co:Durham 2025 Durham 5 July TBC TBC
14 Co:Brum 2025: Warm-up Birmingham 1 August TBC TBC
15 Co:Brum 2025 2 August TBC TBC
16 Co:Reading 2025 Reading 30 August TBC TBC
17 Co:Blackpool 2025 Blackpool 13 September TBC TBC
18 Co:Dublin 2025 Dublin Ireland 4 October TBC TBC
19 Co:Edinburgh 2025 Edinburgh Scotland 18 October TBC TBC
20 Co:Hemel 2025 Hemel Hempstead England 1 November TBC TBC

Leaderboards

Since the 2020–22 FOCAL season, the number of FOCAL points has been determined by the formula (1 − [position] ÷ ([players] + 1)) × 1000. In each tournament, points from both wins and losses count towards a player's final standing. If two or more attendees finish an event in the same position, they will receive the same number of FOCAL points. However, it the contenders in second and third place are tied, the event host will conduct either a play-off match or tiebreak conundrum.

Once all of the season's preliminary rounds have been played, the top eight contenders will be invited to play in the end-of-season finals tournament. Should any of the top eight not attend this, they will be substituted by the next highest-ranked player(s) in attendance. Each player's FOCAL points total will be the sum of their best eight performances across the season; all others are discounted.

Top 8

Following Co:Sheffield 2025, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA BLA {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
1 Tom Carey 6 6 15 4 23 3 4 1 8 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6231
2 Dylan Taylor 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6566
3 Dan Byrom 8 17 6 11 5 5 13 3 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6230
4 Tim Hebbes 11 18 8 2 16 8 12 6 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5961
5 Matthew Brockwell 14 10 7 3 2 9 4 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5678
6 Tom Cappleman 2 1 3 1 3 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4758
7 MSR 33 14 25 13 18 10 17 7 12 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4540
8 Ed Byrne 3 9 9 4 10 17 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4513


Remaining contenders

Following Co:Sheffield 2025, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA BLA {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
9 Adrian Fletcher 10 19 13 8 15 25 10 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4335
10 Tim Down 15 16 19 8 14 5 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3973
11 George Armstrong 13 8 19 9 3 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3546
12 Sean Fletcher 9 30 25 19 17 18 30 29 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3388
13 Adam Latchford 5 4 6 14 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3271
14 Graeme Cole 31 20 27 7 7 7 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3191
15 Jason Cullen 30 16 10 20 19 16 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3178
16 Bradley Horrocks 17 15 10 15 13 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3163
17 Jonathan De Souza 9 11 9 11 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2986
18 Ronan Higginson 2 2 2 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2851
19 Coral Heath 7 10 11 20 24 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2806
20 Jack Hurst 4 2 2 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2792
21 Callum Todd 1 4 5 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2748
22 Jack Worsley 7 4 2 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2679
23 James Robinson 16 11 11 18 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2549
24 Richard Priest 12 25 17 7 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2464
25 Adam Dexter 19 23 30 24 5 30 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2386
26 Ian Wray 28 36 29 27 14 19 29 31 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2163
27 Tracey Mills 25 22 12 15 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2101
28 Fiona Titcombe 20 29 32 12 28 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2070
29 Samuel Stock 11 6 31 23 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2038
30 Chris Marshall 30 13 24 36 20 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2023
31 Phil Stanton 27 32 28 12 26 26 35 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1935
32 Darren Godfrey 14 32 20 13 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1888
33 Dave Robjohns 23 12 23 25 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1818
34 Zohaib Rehan 5 5 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1749
35 Mike Lee 29 12 16 17 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1733
36 Stephen Read 6 4 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1681
37 Matt O'Connor 3 12 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1658
38 Tom Stevenson 6 8 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1616
39 Sam Prouse 21 21 14 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1576
40 Oliver Garner 15 5 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1485
41 Gabriel Thallon 16 10 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1423
42 Stewart Gordon 24 34 21 23 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1355
43 Steven Grady 16 8 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1346
44 Jeff Clayton 22 27 18 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1303
45 Toby Pereira 18 26 36 35 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1276
46 Amar Chotai 24 31 22 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1195
47 Ross King 22 11 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1173
48 Jessica Pratesi 21 15 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1138
49 Annie Henry 23 22 28 41 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1002
50 Dan Spinks 13 34 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 982
51 Hazel Drury 1 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 957
52 Ashwin Abinashi 28 24 32 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 949
53 Gerry Tynan 2 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 913
54 Mike Springett 34 35 33 26 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 889
55 Eoin Jackson 3 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 870
56 Zubair Patel 26 38 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 847
57 Matthew Tassier 8 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 843
58 Alan O'Sullivan 4 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 826
59 Brendan Duke 5 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 783
60 Andy Platt 9 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 763
61 Roger Stevens 6 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 739
62 Samik Sen 7 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 696
63 Roshin Sen 8 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 652
64 Adam Beach 28 22 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 651
65 David Holmes 18 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 647
66 Sam Manojlovic 13 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 645
67 Dave Ryan 14 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 622
68 Gordon Lessells 9 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 609
69 Frank Wharton 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 588
70 Gayle Berry 10 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 565
71 Ted Burke 11 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 522
72 Sandie Simonis 25 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 510
73 Brendan Whitehurst 19 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500
74 Andy Evans 33 31 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500
75 Suzy Turner 19 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 486
76 Paul Drury 12 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 478
77 Toby Byfield 27 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 471
78 Ljubica Lazarevic 15 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 464
79 Steven Doyle 13 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 435
80 Kate Scranage 29 39 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 429
81 Richard Evans 23 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 395
82 Matty Artell 17 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 393
83 Aoife Herriott 14 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 391
84 Steve Hyde 37 27 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 390
85 David Roe 24 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 368
86 Kevin Nelson 18 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 357
87 Joseph Bartram 34 37 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 356
88 Jonny Rye 33 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 353
89 Anthony Endsor 28 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 349
90 Aryanna Waldron 15 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 348
91 Logan Skelton 25 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 342
92 George Baker 36 41 34 35 16 35 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 320
93 Chris Parfitt 26 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 316
94 Ceara McGovern 16 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 304
95 Callum Pickering 27 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 289
96 Euan Crabb 20 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 286
98 George Drury 17 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 261
99 Thomas Roebuck 40 33 34 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 258
100 Caroline Wood 38 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 255
101 Jane Peet 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 250
102 Jack D 32 42 35 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 237
103 Scott Babb 13 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 235
104 James Laverty 33 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 233
105 Mauro Pratesi 30 49 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 228
106 Brendan McIntyre 18 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 217
107 Phil Hannan 40 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 216
108 Jeremy Phillips 22 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214
109 Piaras Carney 30 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214
110 Joe Henry 27 36 44 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 200
111 Josephine Sinclair 42 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 176
112 Darragh O'Brien 19 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 174
113 Mark Mills 35 39 37 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 173
114 Richard Barnett 31 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 162
115 Jason Turner 32 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 158
116 David Millar 43 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 157
117 Alan Jones 24 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 143
118 Mark Jeary-Fairbairn 33 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 132
119 Tom Byrne 20 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 130
120 Marc Meakin 45 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 118
121 Peter Littleton 32 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 111
122 Jay Roberts 25 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 107
123 Lynne Cumberland 46 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 98
114 Maria Myles 21 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 87
125 Tim Scott 47 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 78
126 Colin Peet 26 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 71
127 Ellen Harrison 48 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 59
128 Michael Armstrong 34 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 56
129 Taz Turner 36 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 53
130 Keelin McBride 22 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 43
131 Peter Dickinson 37 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 26
132 Gabriel Sinclair 50 {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 20


Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Top 10 finish
Blue Other finish
White Did not participate